Masculine
Pöbel
Meaning
- mob
- riffraff
Concepts
disorderly crowd
ignorant people
worldly customs
the great unwashed
common people
common run of men
Synonyms
Plebs
Volksmenge
armes Volk
niederes Volk
bunt zusammengewürfelter Haufen
ungebildete Massen
unwissendes Volk
Pöbelhaufen
gemeine Volk
breite Masse
Krethi und Plethi
Volks-
Lumpengesindel
Kroppzeug
Gesocks
Paselacken
Asis
White trash
Gschwerl
Freveltat
gemeines Volk
Gewalttat
Lumpenpack
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Pö‧bel
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpøːbəl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German povel, bovel (“folk, people”, ca. 1200). Generally derived from Old French pueble, pueple. However, since Middle High German consistently shows -v-, borrowing from Italian Gallo-Romance povolo should also be considered. In any case from Latin populus. The form with -b- shows a later, chiefly East Central German development and was spread by Luther’s Bible. The umlaut is attested since the 15th century (perhaps after Middle French peuple).
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